https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed In this week's episode: Syrians react to calls for them to "go home", recommended Swedish books from a new reading list for schools. For Membership+ subscribers: how Swedish mortgage rules could be about to change for the better and what we know about new plans to attract highly skilled workers. https://www.thelocal.se/20241214/what-do-syrians-in-sweden-think-of-calls-for-them-to-go-home Sat, 14 Dec 2024 08:53:01 +0100 what-do-syrians-in-sweden-think-of-calls-for-them-to-go-home Sweden's Migration Agency has decided to stop all decisions on asylum cases relating to people from northeastern Syria, it said in a statement this morning. https://www.thelocal.se/20191017/migration-agency-to-halt-asylum-decisions-for-applicants-from-northeastern-syria Thu, 17 Oct 2019 13:47:16 +0200 migration-agency-to-halt-asylum-decisions-for-applicants-from-northeastern-syria Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde has proposed stopping the export of weapons to Turkey after the country launched an offensive against Kurdish-controlled areas in Syria. https://www.thelocal.se/20191011/sweden-ban-on-weapons-exports-to-turkey-after-offensive Fri, 11 Oct 2019 09:39:48 +0200 sweden-ban-on-weapons-exports-to-turkey-after-offensive When Andrea Egizi got talking to her Syrian classmate Khaled in Swedish class, she was struck by his recollections of life in a country at war and the tough journey to Sweden. In a long-read for The Local, Andrea and Khaled tell his story. https://www.thelocal.se/20190704/the-hero-next-to-me-in-swedish-class Thu, 04 Jul 2019 17:59:52 +0200 the-hero-next-to-me-in-swedish-class The seven young children of dead Isis fighter Michael Skråmo have been taken from a Syrian refugee camp to Swedish authorities in Iraq, from where they will be brought home to Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20190508/children-of-gothenburg-born-isis-fighter-set-to-return-to-sweden Wed, 08 May 2019 09:57:37 +0200 children-of-gothenburg-born-isis-fighter-set-to-return-to-sweden Sweden's Foreign Minister has said the country is working to facilitate the return to Sweden of children of Swedish nationals who travelled overseas to join the Isis terror group. https://www.thelocal.se/20190412/sweden-will-repatriate-children-of-isis-fighters-if-possible-foreign-minister Fri, 12 Apr 2019 16:25:09 +0200 sweden-will-repatriate-children-of-isis-fighters-if-possible-foreign-minister Charity Save the Children has called on Sweden to repatriate the children of Swedish Isis members, as the country's foreign minister said no decision had yet been made on the controversial issue. https://www.thelocal.se/20190411/save-the-children-urges-sweden-to-repatriate-children-of-isis-fighters Thu, 11 Apr 2019 18:48:37 +0200 save-the-children-urges-sweden-to-repatriate-children-of-isis-fighters A Swedish terror expert on Monday warned Sweden against heeding US President Donald Trump's call to repatriate Swedish Isis fighters captured in Syria, saying the jihadists – along with their wives and children – could pose significant security threats to the Nordic country in decades to come. https://www.thelocal.se/20190218/terror-expert-warns-sweden-against-repatriating-syria-jihadists Mon, 18 Feb 2019 18:24:12 +0100 terror-expert-warns-sweden-against-repatriating-syria-jihadists A Swedish journalist and two colleagues were found guilty of people-smuggling by Sweden's highest court, but their sentence was reduced from earlier courts. https://www.thelocal.se/20181220/swedish-journalist-sentenced-for-smuggling-refugee-boy Thu, 20 Dec 2018 16:49:15 +0100 swedish-journalist-sentenced-for-smuggling-refugee-boy Chef Issam Al-Halabi works at speed as he throws together a traditional Syrian foul, taking plain boiled fava beans and chickpeas, and then throwing on a pungent red spice mix, oil, parsley, tahini, tomatoes, and other ingredients. https://www.thelocal.se/20181105/shamiat-malms-first-syrian-restaurant-is-still-going-strong Mon, 05 Nov 2018 08:59:59 +0100 shamiat-malms-first-syrian-restaurant-is-still-going-strong The US military reports six Isis members have been killed in Syria, four of whom it claims were involved in planning a terror attack against Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20180725/isis-fighters-plotting-terror-attack-against-sweden-killed-in-syria-report Wed, 25 Jul 2018 12:42:50 +0200 isis-fighters-plotting-terror-attack-against-sweden-killed-in-syria-report UN Secretary-General António Guterres hailed Sweden as a bridge-builder between nations following a meeting with Stefan Löfven marking the conclusion of a UN Security Council summit in the Nordic country. https://www.thelocal.se/20180423/exemplary-sweden-a-bridge-builder-un-secretary-general Mon, 23 Apr 2018 17:30:42 +0200 exemplary-sweden-a-bridge-builder-un-secretary-general Sweden on Thursday circulated a draft UN resolution on sending a UN mission to Syria to rid the country of chemical weapons "once and for all", according to the text obtained by AFP. https://www.thelocal.se/20180413/sweden-drafts-proposal-to-rid-syria-of-chemical-weapons-once-and-for-all Fri, 13 Apr 2018 10:01:33 +0200 sweden-drafts-proposal-to-rid-syria-of-chemical-weapons-once-and-for-all Sweden has come out in strong opposition of military strikes on Syria, saying such action would violate international law. https://www.thelocal.se/20180412/what-the-syrian-people-want-and-need-is-peace-and-justice-sweden-security-council Thu, 12 Apr 2018 08:38:25 +0200 what-the-syrian-people-want-and-need-is-peace-and-justice-sweden-security-council The UN Security Council is expected to vote, probably on Thursday, on a draft resolution demanding a 30-day ceasefire in Syria to allow deliveries of humanitarian aid and medical evacuations, diplomats said. https://www.thelocal.se/20180222/un-security-council-to-vote-on-swedens-syria-ceasefire-resolution Thu, 22 Feb 2018 08:10:07 +0100 un-security-council-to-vote-on-swedens-syria-ceasefire-resolution Sweden and Kuwait have presented a revised draft UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Syria. https://www.thelocal.se/20180216/sweden-and-kuwait-put-forward-new-draft-on-syrian-ceasefire Fri, 16 Feb 2018 11:25:15 +0100 sweden-and-kuwait-put-forward-new-draft-on-syrian-ceasefire The UN Security Council is considering a draft resolution demanding a 30-day ceasefire in Syria to allow for urgent deliveries of humanitarian aid, according to the text seen by AFP on Friday. https://www.thelocal.se/20180210/un-considers-swedish-measure-demanding-30-day-syria-truce Sat, 10 Feb 2018 05:59:54 +0100 un-considers-swedish-measure-demanding-30-day-syria-truce The number of reports filed to Swedish police over people suspected of war crimes has doubled since 2015. https://www.thelocal.se/20180123/number-of-war-crimes-suspects-reported-to-swedish-police-doubles Tue, 23 Jan 2018 08:54:11 +0100 number-of-war-crimes-suspects-reported-to-swedish-police-doubles The majority of people who apply to have their temporary residence permits in Sweden extended are granted the renewal, according to the Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket). https://www.thelocal.se/20171228/most-applications-for-temporary-residence-permit-extensions-in-sweden-granted-migration-agency Thu, 28 Dec 2017 09:51:40 +0100 most-applications-for-temporary-residence-permit-extensions-in-sweden-granted-migration-agency Two Swedish lawmakers have come under fire over their trip to Syria where they have met with Bashar al Assad’s regime. https://www.thelocal.se/20171102/sweden-democrats-under-fire-over-syria-trip Thu, 02 Nov 2017 11:29:15 +0100 sweden-democrats-under-fire-over-syria-trip